THE YOUTH POLITIC

A MAGAZINE FOR LEARNING AND GROWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LIKE YOU!

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the youth politic is always free for youth under 25, in print and online. If you’re a grown-up reader who would like to help us keep our publication free and in print for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, you are encouraged to make a donation! All amounts are welcome - around $15 covers print costs for one young person.

SUBMISSIONS

SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: #003 POETRY ISSUE

Submissions are open for poems from 2SLGBTQIA+ writers of all ages! All types of poems welcome, of all themes and genres including visual poetry, and poetry comics.

We will be featuring submissions in future poetry-themed editions of the Youth Politic.

Open to writers based in Atlantic Canada. Please keep in mind we have an all-age audience centred around 2SLGBTQIA+ young people under 25!

Submissions Rolling! Open Until Filled

ISSUE #003 GUIDELINES

For written poems, we have space for one page per submission, which can be split into two columns.

For visual poems, we have space for a half to full page per submission.

ISSUE #004 GUIDELINES

Short form writing: essays, letters, lists, questions, interviews, and other pieces under 500 words-ish.

Visual art: drawings, collages, photos, comics, paintings, and other pieces that can fit on a single or half page (our pages are 8.5x11”] OR photos documenting bigger projects like murals!

Submissions Open till Aug 1 2026.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: #004 BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE

Submissions are now open for school-themed submissions! You don’t have to be an artist or writer! Send us your questions, ideas, and projects. Like…

  • GSA school murals

  • Campus event posters

  • Interview with a peer

  • Gay reading lists

  • Trans school questions

  • Free student resources

  • Letter to a teacher

  • School action / organizing

  • Community building art

  • Classroom comix!